UNT Health Fort Worth
public medical school in Fort Worth, Texas
UNT Health Fort Worth, formerly the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), is an academic health science center in Fort Worth, Texas. It is part of the University of North Texas System and was founded in 1970 as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, with its first cohort graduating in 1974. The health science center has consisted of four colleges since a 2026 reorganization, and enrolled 2,410 students in fall 2025.
UNT Health serves as home to several NIH-funded research programs and currently leads all Texas medical and health science centers in research growth. UNT Health also houses the Atrium Gallery, a nonprofit public art exhibition space which holds eight to 10 arts shows each year.
History
UNT Health Fort Worth was founded in 1970 as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). TCOM was the first osteopathic medical school to be established in Texas. The college initially operated out of the Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital as well as a small white house and its adjacent garage. In 1971, classes were moved into the converted Taverner Bowling Alley.
In 1975, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 216.
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